I'm in northern VA, so I knew it was going to be in my area. It's big news this morning. The Discovery will bigin its new life at the Air & Space Museum Annex at Dulles Airport. The 747 was flying very low and so I could hear it coming. When I got to my sliding glass door, it was right overhead. Hubbby happened to be home from work and he was able to see it too. He was also able to identify the military jet that was flying alongside as an F-5.

I'm in northern VA, so I knew it was going to be in my area. It's big news this morning. The Discovery will bigin its new life at the Air & Space Museum Annex at Dulles Airport. The 747 was flying very low and so I could hear it coming. When I got to my sliding glass door, it was right overhead. Hubbby happened to be home from work and he was able to see it too. He was also able to identify the military jet that was flying alongside as an F-5.

You know, I get that the bottom line is more important. And that's fine...if it were me, I'd probably put my money before the feelings of internet people. But don't pretend that you actually care about those feelings. I'd rather the issue be completely ignored than be "addressed" the way it has.

it turned into a circular argument with the same people saying the same things over and and over and over some more.

i think we need to step back and get SOME distance from it. the topic will always be there and will not go away. we can't solve it by going round in circles...

Originally Posted by rouquinne

Yeah, but that's true of most of the intense threads here. I thought locking was to be reserved for threads that degenerate into bickering and rudeness and people do not respond to warnings.
Or is that one of those board rules that is open to interpretation?

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i've been on PoF for 7 long years and i always read men on their forums whining about how women won't respond to their emails, but they trotted out TWO MORE women this morning at the child murder trial where the accused met and dated from that site - again in early 2009. i think that's 8 or 9, not including his alleged accomplice and another 1 or 2 women... there have been SO many!!!

it turned into a circular argument with the same people saying the same things over and and over and over some more.

i think we need to step back and get SOME distance from it. the topic will always be there and will not go away. we can't solve it by going round in circles...

Originally Posted by rouquinne

Yeah, but that's true of most of the intense threads here. I thought locking was to be reserved for threads that degenerate into bickering and rudeness and people do not respond to warnings.
Or is that one of those board rules that is open to interpretation?

Originally Posted by Amneris

Amneris, you've been here long enough to know that threads get locked for a few reasons, and them going around in circles is one of them, I've seen it several times. They don't always get locked because of bickering and name calling...gimme a break.

Everything here is open to interpretation.

Email Gretchen and ask her why she locked the thread or whatever. They said they are working on getting new mods, revamping the rules and so on. Just let it go and see where things end up when they are done doing that. if you still aren't happy, stop posting here and start your own board where you can have the control that you're looking for.

it turned into a circular argument with the same people saying the same things over and and over and over some more.

i think we need to step back and get SOME distance from it. the topic will always be there and will not go away. we can't solve it by going round in circles...

Originally Posted by rouquinne

Yeah, but that's true of most of the intense threads here. I thought locking was to be reserved for threads that degenerate into bickering and rudeness and people do not respond to warnings.Or is that one of those board rules that is open to interpretation?

Originally Posted by Amneris

Or threads in which mods are criticized. I think that was the real reason for the shutdown.

No MAS.

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it turned into a circular argument with the same people saying the same things over and and over and over some more.

i think we need to step back and get SOME distance from it. the topic will always be there and will not go away. we can't solve it by going round in circles...

Originally Posted by rouquinne

Yeah, but that's true of most of the intense threads here. I thought locking was to be reserved for threads that degenerate into bickering and rudeness and people do not respond to warnings.Or is that one of those board rules that is open to interpretation?

Originally Posted by Amneris

Or threads in which mods are criticized. I think that was the real reason for the shutdown.